Electricity bill reading explanation.

[DeeBoy769]

Can someone help explain how to read my bill. Iv never had to pay one before or read until now. Iv circled in red the part that really confuses me.

 

[Steamy Tom]

you are being charged for 1816kWh between 18/04 - 19/07 , your meter start reading was 85593 and end reading was 87409.

those other 2 prior line items look like credits based on some estimation.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

For the first 1440 kwh you are billed one rate.
For the next usage above that, you are billed another, more expensive rate.

?

 

[Johnatan56]

I would assume one is before the price increase and one is after.

 

[AlphaBravo]

You are probably on a block tariff, meaning that for a first block of kWh you pay a start (cheapest) rate, and after a set amount you move into a secodn block tariff that is more expensive. It is an odd value though to move into a new block tariff though. It could also be that general tariff increases was applied from a certain date.

 

[DeeBoy769]

Okay makes sense. So to work out my monthly kwh usage for the past 3 months would be the full amount of 1816kWh divided into 3 right..which should be around 605kwh per month

 

[ToxicBunny]

Okay makes sense. So to work out my monthly kwh usage for the past 3 months would be the full amount of 1816kWh divided into 3 right..which should be around 605kwh per month

100%.. Ethekwini like doing shyte like that... They estimate and estimate and the do a reading that is just confuzzled as fsck...